Abstract:
Urban green spaces management a number of functions and provide a diversity of benefits to
the urban residents. The benefits of green spaces in the urban spatial environment today
viewed within the prism of sustainable development and in that sense, urban green spaces
provide. The study was focused on the title of urban green space management and
accessibility in Hossana town administration. The main objective of the study was urban
green space management and accessibility. This study used primary and secondary source of
data. From Primary data was collected from the study area using questionnaire, organizing
interview and conducting field observations, and primary source of data questionnaires were
selected and the secondary source of data journals, books, references. The population of the
study was 56,000 and the sample size of the study was 138. The sampling technique that was
employed in this study was purposive sampling technique and mixed method type applied on
cultural, demographics factors, and socio-economic status of green space, physical proximity,
and awareness on benefit of green spaces, plan implementation problems, management
practices, ritual factors, diversity training, and beliefs. The statistical model namely binary
logit were employed to assess the use of urban green space management and accessibility.
The finding of the study was show that age of household head, sex, education, status of the
green space, awareness on benefit of green space, plan implementation problem were affect
urban green space management negatively while marital status, ritual factors, diversity
training, beliefs, management practices participation in tree planting campaign were
significant factors that affect green space management positively. The study recommended
urban green space management should emphasize above factors on urban green space to
make more accessible beside this existing urban green space management and accessibility
should be more participatory.
